Most of the edible part of an artichoke is in the bottom, but the meatier leaves are fun to dip in butter or dressing and eat too. After eating artichokes the next thing you eat will taste sweet, so wine is hard to pair with them. So here is how you get them ready to cook.
1. An artichoke
2. Trim the stem and snap off the leaves. Also the next row or two of leaves.
3. The leaves will start to be a little “meatier” now, bend and remove another row or two.
4.there a a few different varieties of artichokes. Some have little thorns on the tips of the leaves. If your artichokes have them, trim those off with scissors.
5. Cut off the top 1/4 to 1/3 of the artichoke. The stem is edible. If you wish, you can peel it. I cut it off so the artichoke will sit nicely when I serve it.
6.Splay open the leaves a bit and rinse well.
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